This year, like last year, I am running the GW Parkway Classic two weeks after running the Cherry Blossom 10 Miler. This weekend I revisited my training log posts for last year’s GW Parkway Classic, and laughed at how I could write almost the same thing again!
The GW Parkway Classic is my favorite race for so many reasons, but the course has some rolling hills that won’t let you get away with slacking off on your conditioning.
This week as I was recovering from the Cherry Blossom 10 Miler, I also worried about being ready for those hills.
Monday (Recovery Workout)
AM Dog Walk: 1 mile
Weights: ITB Rehab Routine
Yoga: 25 min Rodney Yee “Standing Poses” program
By mid-morning I had been hit with either delayed-onset post-race GI issues or a stomach bug. I crawled home from work at 10:00 am and spent the rest of the day, evening and night in bed. Ugh!
Tuesday (Recovery Workout)
Elliptical: 30 min forward/reverse intervals
Yoga: 25 min Rodney Yee “Twists” program
Wednesday (Cherry Blossom Run)
AM Dog Walk: 1 mile
Cherry Blossom Run: 5.15 miles; 50:54 (9:50 pace)
PM Dog Walk: 1 mile
Since the cherry blossoms were not really in bloom during the race, I decided to go for my own “Cherry Blossom Run.” My legs still felt like lead, but I was too busy soaking in the beauty of the blossoms to care about my Garmin data.
Thursday
AM Dog Walk: 1 mile
Weights: ITB Rehab Routine, supersets routine, 6 min of 30-sec planks
Friday
Treadmill: 35 min, including 18 min of 2/1 incline intervals
Planks (4.5 min of 30-sec planks)
I woke up with a sharp headache and had to hit snooze a few times to shake it off. That didn’t leave me that much time for my workout, but I wanted to do some sort of hill conditioning.
Saturday (Hilly Run)
AM Dog Walk: 1 mile
Hilly Neighborhood Run: 6.7 miles, 1:05:50 (9:50 pace)
PM Dog Walk: 1 mile
I didn’t have time for a long run, but since I need more hill conditioning than distance conditioning anyway, I decided to do a 6-ish mile hilly neighborhood run.
This was my second “real” run in the Kinvara 4’s that Saucony sent me to review.
So far, so good!
Sunday
AM Dog Walk: 1 mile
Bike ride: 20.7 miles, 1:35
It was a gorgeous day–no wonder the bike path was very crowded!
How do you train for hills?
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ok off topic and on 🙂
once upon a time I was a college student and I lied to my parents about something huge.
and the HUGE LIE involved the CHERRY BLOSSOMS (random I realize) and now each time I see them anywhere Im reminded…again…and now as a mom I PRAY MY CHILD never lies to me…
I just hope you didn't chop down a cherry blossom tree!
Great workouts this week!
Here in flat Ohio, there isn't a whole lot of options. I do have a hill about a mile and a half from my house (big to me, small to other parts of the country) that gives me 70 feet of climb in .3mi. Every couple of weeks, my friends and I meet at the hill at 4:30am and run repeats.
I've done hill repeats on a neighborhood hill once. Ugh.
I have yet to train for them!
I always love seeing your dog walks 🙂
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